And Then There Were None, Part 3; The End

Well, what can I say except that my prediction was correct. This was a truly absorbing drama. Just when you think you have a character down a new piece of information is revealed which sheds a whole new light. They are not the picture of innocence but are just as guilty as the rest of them. I can see why people consider this to be Agatha’s best work. I can tell you now, if you’ve not read the book, you are unlikely to guess the killer.

Throughout the last episode the same mental torture chases after it’s victims. This series, my friends, is not for the fainthearted. It is gruesome, bloody and will make you think twice about going to an island with nine strangers.

Both Agatha Christie and indeed the writer who adapted it for the screen, Sarah Phelps, should be commended. It isn’t just excellent, it is downright fabulous.

So, to finally put you out of your misery, I will reveal who the true killer is. The one person who has been methodically slaughtering the others, sometimes in a bloodless way, other times not so much. Our friend, the killer is

“Hey, how did you get in here? You can’t possibly exist, you’re not real. What do you think you’re doing?”

I back away from the computer slowly.

“Look, it’s not what you think, I wasn’t really going to tell them, it’s just a big joke. End on a cliffhanger, that sort of thing.”

I laugh nervously. The look in their eye is menacing. They’ve done it before, they would have no trouble bumping me off too. I look around hoping to catch sight of a weapon, even something to defend myself. The first thing that comes in sight is a pillow.

‘A pillow? What am I going to do with that, batter him to death?’ I think.

Then it hits me, the pen. That which I had used to create my own stories has been used to end mine. Turning, I look down and see the silvery glint as the shaft catches the light. I can feel the other end stuck in my throat. Air tries to push it’s way past, but it isn’t happening.

The last thing I see is the killer writing on the page I had been working on. One word, designed to obfuscate, to confuse unless you knew what it meant.